According to Validus Risk Management, this year’s winner of best risk management service provider, the uncertainty and market volatility that resulted from Covid-19 over the past 12-18 months has highlighted the importance of a robust risk management framework. 

RFA has navigated the undoubted challenges of the last 12-18 months by helping clients to maintain work and deal flow.  “We have continued to work with clients to maintain and evolve our fully mobile working solutions – with clients mobility at the forefront alongside security, which requires a cloud-based network modelling, decentralised cyber security, behavioural analysis and of course centralised data in all senses of the word through to cloud-based automation and warehousing,” says George Ralph, Global Managing Director and CRO.  RFA works to bring a firm’s data together using data management tools, effectively harnessing all its vital information into

Altvia’s initial reaction to the early part of Covid-19 was no different than any business: it was a scary, unprecedented time, and executives had no choice but to assume the worst.

RepRisk’s analysis of ESG risks has a clear goal: to identify and assess issues that have financial, compliance, and reputational implications, so that financial institutions have the actionable intelligence they need to make the best financing, investment, and overall business decisions. “We use a unique outside-in approach to look at what the world is saying about a company, instead of what a company says about itself,” says Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon, RepRisk’s Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. 

Prosek Partners’ key strategy to deal with the challenges of the last 18 months seems a curious one. Jennifer Prosek, Managing Partner at Prosek Partners, says: “In a word – overcommunication.” She explains further: “Whether it was working with clients or talking with our own teams on what seemed to be ever-changing approaches to work, we over-indexed on communications at every level. Simple and direct communication has always been part of our culture on both routine and delicate topics, and we made sure that we had a forum to discuss successes, challenges or just ask questions. The pandemic changed a

Over the past year, Alter Domus has seen continued demand from the industry to provide quality data and information to stakeholders on a timely basis. This trend has led to an increasing number of private equity fund managers looking to leverage the wider capabilities of fund administrators.

Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Since inception in 2005, it has created a series of differentiated investments solutions focused on demographic-driven, needs-based assets.  Withstanding black swan events Christopher Merrill, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO at Harrison Street, says: “We designed our firm specifically to withstand black swan events. The strength and thoughtfulness of our investment thesis, the rigor of our policies and procedures and the cohesiveness of our team and culture were built to withstand market disruptions. While we appreciate that no assets are recession-proof, we believe our assets are more resilient

With more than USD83 billion in assets under management, Thoma Bravo is one of the largest software investment firms in the world. The firm has an almost 20-year track record of partnering with management teams of software and technology companies to implement best practices, invest in growth initiatives and make accretive acquisitions intended to accelerate revenue and earnings with the goal of creating value. Thoma Bravo has acquired more than 325 software and technology companies representing over USD100 billion of value.  Last year, the firm completed a USD22.8 billion fundraise across three funds: Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, a USD17.8 billion

When faced with challenges, whether it’s a pandemic or overall annual performance, teamwork lies at the very heart of LEM Capital’s solutions.